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jm> (1) There are two BBSes in my town I call. Both of which run USR
jm> Sportster 33.6 modems. On one of the two BBSes I always connect
jm> at 24000 bps but with only v.42bis compression instead of v.34!
That statement makes no sense.  V.34 is a modulation protocol,
V.42bis is a data compression negotiation protocol.  A V.34 connect
may negotiate data compression using either BTLZ or MNP-5, usually
determined by the type of error correction negotiated:  LAPM error
correction with BTLZ compression, or MNP 2-4 error correction with
MNP-5 compression.  24000 bps is a V.34 speed.
jm> On the other BBS I always connect at 14.4 and v.42bis
jm> compression! 
That's not unusual.  V.32bis (14,400 bps) supports V.42 and V.42bis.
jm> I know this is usually an init string problem but I've been
jm> having trouble finding any information on Seirra Modem inits,
jm> and the Toshiba User's Manual wasn't very helpful! 
If your init string for the two different BBS systems is the same,
then you problem is unlikely to be the init string.
jm> (2) Like I said before it's supposed to be software upgradeable
jm> but I haven't been able to find the patch for it to get up to
jm> 33.6 anywhere, either. 
That's the problem with "off brand" modems.
TTFN. Rick.
Ottawa, ON 20 Apr 9:34 
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